Articles & Blogs about Facelift and Cosmetic Surgery
Exclusively by Board Certified Plastic Surgeon,
Dr.Rushapol Sdawat (Dr.Dominic)
How many facelifts can you have? A surgeon explains secondary and revision facelifts, who is a good candidate, and when a second facelift is a poor idea.
Yes, you can have a neck lift without a facelift. The real question is which neck operation you need: liposuction, platysmaplasty or a full neck lift.
An honest comparison of thread lift vs facelift: what PDO threads can achieve, how long they last, and why they are not a substitute for a surgical lift.
A surgeon explains why some facelifts look pulled or windswept, the specific signs of an overdone facelift, and the technical choices that produce a natural result.
How a male facelift differs from a woman's: beard-line incisions, thicker skin, heavier tissue, the male neck, and what men should ask a surgeon before choosing one.
Why a facelift with fat grafting often gives a more natural result than lifting alone, how fat transfer to the face works, and what to expect from fat graft survival.
A surgeon explains the difference between a facelift and a neck lift, why the two are often combined, and how to tell which one, or both, your face actually needs.
An honest look at the mommy makeover in Bangkok: how many procedures can safely share one anaesthetic, why operating time and clot risk matter, and when I insist on staging.
A surgeon compares a facelift under local anaesthesia, twilight sedation and general anaesthetic, explains what is genuinely safer, and why the anaesthetist matters more than the label.
An honest surgeon's explanation of facelift nerve damage: which nerves can be injured, how often it happens, why most cases recover and how the risk is managed.
A surgeon explains where facelift scars sit, how they heal over the first year, whether they go away, and the technical choices that keep them hidden.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon lists the patients he declines for deep plane facelift surgery, and when a simpler SMAS operation is the better call for you.
FACE LIFT & OTHER FACIAL PROCEDURES
A plain-English guide to choosing between a tummy tuck and liposuction after pregnancy or weight loss, including diastasis recti, loose skin and the mini tummy tuck.
What is known in 2026 about BIA-ALCL, textured and smooth implants and breast implant illness, and how I answer the questions Australian and New Zealand patients ask most.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon reviews what the research actually shows about flying, blood clots and recovery — and why "6-8 weeks" and "10 days" both mislead.
A Bangkok surgeon trained in dorsal preservation on what it changes, who it does not suit, what the evidence shows on revision, and the truth about silicone.
BODY CONTOURING —LIPOSUCTION—TUMMY TUCK
COST / COMPARISON ABOUT SURGERY IN THAILAND
A plain-English guide to choosing between a tummy tuck and liposuction after pregnancy or weight loss, including diastasis recti, loose skin and the mini tummy tuck.
Real AUD figures for a deep plane facelift in Australia and Bangkok, itemised line by line — including the eleven costs most quotes leave off. By the surgeon.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon on what the 60 Minutes investigation got right, what the data actually shows, and the seven questions that separate safe from unsafe.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon reviews what the research actually shows about flying, blood clots and recovery — and why "6-8 weeks" and "10 days" both mislead.
A surgeon's week-by-week facelift recovery timeline written for patients flying home to Australia — including the haematoma window and when it is safe to fly.
ABOUT POST-OPERATIVE CARE
Why I refuse to perform a facelift on a smoker, why vaping and nicotine patches count, and exactly how long you need to stop before and after surgery.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon on what the 60 Minutes investigation got right, what the data actually shows, and the seven questions that separate safe from unsafe.
A Bangkok plastic surgeon reviews what the research actually shows about flying, blood clots and recovery — and why "6-8 weeks" and "10 days" both mislead.
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